Those who learn about the life and death of Carnegie Hero Mary Frances Housley seem to get invested. From a 2007 high school A.P. U.S. History class at Housley’s alma …
Carnegie Hero John Paul Hollyfield was awarded the Carnegie Medal in September 2017 after he saved a 6-year-old girl from being struck by a falling tree limb in July 2015 …
By Mark Laskow, Chair Carnegie Hero Fund Commission It is pretty rare that a discussion of heroism erupts into the national discourse the way it did this fall. Almost everyone …
By Arnold Bass The Michigan City News-Dispatch There are numerous stories that tout the virtues and sometimes non virtuous events that marked the county’s history. In my researching the history …
By Carolyn Schiavo Raynham, Mass. My grandfather was a recipient of the Carnegie Medal for his heroism. Joseph D’Amato (1882- 1933), immigrated to the United States in 1908, at age …
Representatives from seven of the hero funds established by Andrew Carnegie more than a century ago met Oct. 2, 2017 in New York. Nine of the 11 original funds are …
Gov. Matt Bevin presented Carnegie Medal awards to two Kentuckians on Aug. 7, 2017 at a ceremony at the Kentucky State Capitol. Lori Doppelheuer Kearney of Maysville, Ky., died attempting …
Jeanne Atkinson, left, hugs Arapahoe County (Colo.) Sheriff David C. Walcher after accepting her late husband’s Carnegie Medal. Kenneth R. Atkinson was fatally shot in April 2016 after he responded …
By Lawrence W. Reed The Newnan Times-Herald Just for a moment, imagine a world without heroes. There would still be lots of good and decent people, mixed in with the …
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission had several visitors to its Pittsburgh office recently. Carnegie Hero Lance O’Pry was visiting the area for work and stopped by to say hello. O’Pry …
U.S. Congressman Jamie Raskin, left, presented the Carnegie Medal to Carnegie Hero Jason Barnes of Westminster, Md., Sept. 14, 2017 at the representative’s Capitol Hill office. In July 2016, Barnes …
Three Carnegie Heroes were presented the Carnegie Medal at the Carnegie Hero World Funds meeting held Oct. 2, 2017 at the Carnegie Corporation offices in New York. Hero Fund Commission …
From left, Carnegie Heroes Robbie Goering-Jensen, Dennis Wilson, C. Fredric Holbeck, and Brett Bailes display their Carnegie Medals, while Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts and Omaha Police Capt. Michael McGee stand …
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission President Eric P. Zahren presented the Carnegie Medal to the family of Carnegie Hero Dennis D. Swenson in a private ceremony held Aug. 20, 2017 …
Seattle (Wash.) Police Officer John David Smith, center, was presented the Carnegie Medal by U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, right, who represents Washington’s eighth district. With them is Kaarisa B. Karley, …
California Highway Patrol Capt. Barry Koenig, right, presented the Carnegie Medal to Stephanie Melinda Marino in an Oct. 24, 2017 presentation held at the highway patrol’s office in Stockton, Calif. …
From left, recent Carnegie Medal awardees Robert Sunkel and Linda Nolan with Ralph Cash Kaschai, a volunteer presenter of the Carnegie Medal who is also a Carnegie Hero, awarded in …
On a beautiful October afternoon, more than 300 distinguished guests — including Vartan Gregorian, Yo-Yo Ma, and Big Bird — gathered in the Beaux-Arts splendor of The New York Public …
At the age of 10, I started my summer by creating a neighborhood newsletter, formatted on a double-sided, 8.5-by-11 piece of paper. The handwritten, hand-drawn publication mostly included puzzles, a …
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”223″ gal_title=”imp 52 harris book”] A third book written by Carnegie Hero Charles S. Harris, a self-proclaimed relic hunter, was released in November 2017. The History and Story of …
